English Explanatory Dictionary

everything but the kitchen sink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Almost everything, whether needed or not.

Pronunciation

en-au-everything but the kitchen sink.ogg

Word forms

everything but the kitchen sink everything and the kitchen sink everything including the kitchen sink

Etymology

Originally military slang, 1944.

Synonyms

everything under the sun all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink full monty hook line and sinker kit and caboodle lock stock and barrel the whole bang shoot the whole nine yards the works whole ball of wax whole hog whole enchilada whole kit and caboodle whole package whole shebang whole shitting match whole shooting match whole smash

Related words

kitchen sink regression kitchen-sinky kitchen-sinkery
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